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One page of sourced numbers per city: what a day costs, what the travel advisory says, and which months score best on the weather.

Data: GeoNames, Open-Meteo, World Bank, US State Department, UK FCDO.

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Vietnam: travel cost, safety and best time to visit, by city (2026)

3 cities in Vietnam are in the index. Haiphong is the cheapest of them on a mid-range day.

Travel advisories for Vietnam

Both advisories below are issued for Vietnam as a whole, not for any one city on this page.

US State Department

Level 1 – Exercise normal precautions

Exercise Normal Precautions

Advisory dated June 24, 2026

Read the advisory for Vietnam

UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Last updated June 26, 2026

The FCDO publishes travel advice for Vietnam as a whole, including safety and security, entry rules and health.

Read the FCDO advice for Vietnam

Cities in Vietnam

Daily cost is a mid-range estimate per personestimate; the advisory applies to the whole country.
CityMid-range per dayUS advisoryBest monthsPopulation
Ho Chi Minh City$75Level 1Jan and Feb14.0M
Hanoi$80Level 1Mar, Oct, Nov and Dec8.1M
Haiphong$65Level 1Feb, Mar, Nov and Dec2.6M

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City pages

  • Ho Chi Minh City
  • Hanoi
  • Haiphong

Rankings

  • Cheapest cities in Asia
  • Safest cities in Asia

Sources

  • GeoNames city database — CC BY 4.0, fetched September 14, 2026
  • Open-Meteo climate archive — CC BY 4.0, fetched September 21, 2026
  • World Bank price level and exchange rate — CC BY 4.0, data year 2025
  • US State Department travel advisories — public domain, fetched September 21, 2026
  • UK FCDO foreign travel advice — Open Government Licence v3, fetched September 21, 2026

Dates are the most recent fetch across the cities on this page. Every sentence here is generated from the data by rule, with no AI writing; the formulas are public.